Middle East & North Africa · population about 45.1 million
If you were born in Iraq
Right now, about 0.88% of the babies born on Earth are born in Iraq: 1 in 113, about 1.2 million a year, or about 2.2 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Iraq dies before turning five is 2.2%, about 3.5 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 74.3 years for women and 70.3 years for men.
Life in Iraq, in numbers
Life expectancy72.3 yearswomen 74.3 · men 70.3United States 79.3 years · 66th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 52.2%22.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 61st highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.1%20.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 59th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth76 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 64th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman3.25total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 43rd highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling12.4 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 56th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment30%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 60th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$13,202GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 71st highest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.30Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 21st lowest of 141 countries
People living in cities70%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 57th highest of 141 countries
People working in farming8%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 40th lowest of 141 countries
People using the internet82%United States 94% · 60th highest of 141 countries
Women married before 1828%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 38th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket50%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 29th highest of 141 countries
HIV0.01%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 5th lowest of 141 countries
Homicide9 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 27th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths17 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 55th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 38% · women 3%
Life satisfaction5.17 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 60th lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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